Profile of Death due to Road Traffic Accidents Brought to Dr. S. N. Medical College & Hospital, Jodhpur

Authors

  • Ramakant Verma Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
  • Bhavesh Bohra Assist. Prof, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan
  • Vinod Garg Senior Demonstrator, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Kota, Rajasthan
  • Narendra Vaishnawa Resident, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • Naveen Kumar Simatwal Resident, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
  • P C Vyas Professor & HOD, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Dr S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Road Traffic Accidents, Death, Disability, Haemorrhage

Abstract

Accident in general is a sudden, unplanned, unfortunate mishap or unexpected, unintentional  event resulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance or a combination of factors and causing injury  or loss, a decrease in value of the resources, or an increase in disabilities. It is estimated that 10 millions  motor vehicle crashes (MVC) occur annually in the world. Deaths from (RTAs) have been characterized  as a hidden epidemic affecting various sectors of society all over the world. In India over 80,000 person  die in road traffic crashes annually, over 1.2 million are injured seriously and about 30,000 disabled  permanently. No such, study has so far been carried out in Jodhpur region. Therefore, present study was  undertaken to study epidemiological factors, profile of victim and pattern of road traffic accident, to draw  public attention, awareness towards road safety and prevention of mortality due to road traffic accidents. 

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Published

2014-10-30

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2014): Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (July-September )

Section

Original Research Paper

How to Cite

Verma, R., Bohra, B., Garg, V., Vaishnawa, N., Simatwal, N. K., & Vyas , P. C. (2014). Profile of Death due to Road Traffic Accidents Brought to Dr. S. N. Medical College & Hospital, Jodhpur . Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 36(3), 255-258. https://doi.org/10.48165/